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and john king is with us as well. wolf, what are the choices and the possibilities? >> the short -- [ no audio ] >> i am not hearing wolf. if you can hear me, start again. if we lost wolf, we will go to john. i think we lost wolf. we have been having a little problems with the connection there, but we will get it back. john king, if i can get you to pick up on that, we are resetting here and wanting to tell people that the announcement is just hours away. we don't know who it is, but remind us of the possibilities. >> a little under nine hours from now, the former massachusetts governor will be the republican nominee for president. the convention is a couple of weeks away. we have been waiting who will be his partner and the nominee. we are now told by the campaign that announcement will come tomorrow in norfolk, virginia. that's the beginning of the bus where he is taking through the key swing states. romney needs to carry it this year. he is trying to get enough interest and make a statement about what kind of a partner he wants in the white house and could be maki
and john king is with us as well. wolf, what are the choices and the possibilities? >> the short -- [ no audio ] >> i am not hearing wolf. if you can hear me, start again. if we lost wolf, we will go to john. i think we lost wolf. we have been having a little problems with the connection there, but we will get it back. john king, if i can get you to pick up on that, we are resetting here and wanting to tell people that the announcement is just hours away. we don't know who it is,...
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wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to him a few times and he was dead on arrival in the summer. he made this amazing comeback. then he was like the has been who had blown his chance. now he's the front-runner. how do you feel? >> very excited. i think what it proves to everybody, the american people, i think he's like the energizer bunny. he goes on and on and on. he's very persistent and that's one of the things we love about him. >> it seemed to me that his fortunes seemed to change rather dramatically when he stopped being saint newt, this word new creation he had come up with a halo and took the gloves off and became nasty newt. >> well, i wouldn't say that exactly.
wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to him a few times and he was dead on arrival...
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wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to him a few times and he was dead on arrival in the summer. he made this amazing comeback. then he was like the has been who had blown his chance. now he's the front-runner. how do you feel? >> very excited. i think what it proves to everybody, the american people, i think he's like the energizer bunny. he goes on and on and on. he's very persistent and that's one of the things we love about him. >> it seemed to me that his fortunes seemed to change rather dramatically when he stopped being saint newt, this word new creation he had come up with a halo and took the gloves off and became nasty newt. >> well, i wouldn't say that exactly.
wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to him a few times and he was dead on arrival...
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up positive the booth, john king is standing by. john king is standing by. several points he made will be disputed, but no doubt he delivered a powerful speech. >> a powerful speech for the first time brought real convention intensity and energy to this hall. paul ryan had this crowd engaged. they are now ready for the fight and he framed it that way. he framed it as much the republican waged back in 2010. about the size, the scope, the role of government and cast president obama as somebody who four years ago had a lot of promises but a failure in the leadership of the presidency. let's get a quick impression here in the box. ari fleischer, james carville, let me starts with you. a lot of conversation later but paul ryan to you, the headline, the major accomplishment or lack thereof. >> start with the proposition the conservatives tonight will think maybe they have a new reagan. this was a powerful speech. he threw down the gauntlet. this audience loved ann romney and condi rice. but this was the speech they were waiting for. we're going to have a great deb
up positive the booth, john king is standing by. john king is standing by. several points he made will be disputed, but no doubt he delivered a powerful speech. >> a powerful speech for the first time brought real convention intensity and energy to this hall. paul ryan had this crowd engaged. they are now ready for the fight and he framed it that way. he framed it as much the republican waged back in 2010. about the size, the scope, the role of government and cast president obama as...
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john king is here to break it down for us. before we go to john king, we should say, we spent along time trying to come up with a title for john king's segment. might make you sit up more, take notice, when one of the best political minds in the business is coming on. all of our idea stank. king side download. they are cheesy and lame. john is taking his head. we decide to call it what we think it is. and we made a fancy graphic, the part of the show where john king makes you smarter. john? >> three more battle ground state polls out today in and this race, 75 days before the election and days for the republican convention, about as close as you can get. and all the states, obama states in 2008, wisconsin, ohio, and florida. we look at wisconsin and stretch it out, you see this is the "new york times" polls that is a dead heat. proof positive the paul ryan pick is giving them a bounce in wisconsin. it's a battle ground now. the one up place where you do see evidence of immediate help for romney. what is often the decisive batt
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let's turn to john king and wolf for this. >> thanks very much. the polls do show a very impressive win tonight for mitt romney. and he won not only because he won in some of the bigger popular toy areas. but it's deeper. >> illinois is not mississippi or alabama or louisiana which is up next. but look at this. 65% of the electorate, two-thirds of the voters say they were conservative. mitt romney has had trouble. he won 43% of the vote to senator santorum's 39 among those who said they were conservative. this is evidence. the party is going around and santorum will say louisiana is a lot different. this is another good night for mitt romney with which he has struggled in the past. among this constituency, another 43 to 47% at 12%. and ron paul at 7%. but governor romney winning among tea party supporters. the biggest issue was the economy. this is the lopsided romney win here. so he holds his strength here. if you look at this one again, the romney campaign will cite this. his problem has been can he connect with blue collar voters. let's come ov
let's turn to john king and wolf for this. >> thanks very much. the polls do show a very impressive win tonight for mitt romney. and he won not only because he won in some of the bigger popular toy areas. but it's deeper. >> illinois is not mississippi or alabama or louisiana which is up next. but look at this. 65% of the electorate, two-thirds of the voters say they were conservative. mitt romney has had trouble. he won 43% of the vote to senator santorum's 39 among those who said...
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john king is over there at the magic wall. john, your romney sources thought he would win and guess what? they were right, but it wasn't overwhelming by any means. >> not at all but "we needed today" was the three-word e-mail i got from one of the sources i was talking to earlier today. we talked about the psychology, governor romney a horrible week, governor santorum winning here in minnesota, missouri and colorado. today is nonbinding but it does impact the process down the radioed. our initial cnn delegate estimate is this, we estimate now governor romney will pick up six delegates in maine at least. congressman paul will get five, senator santorum three and speaker gingrich zero is our initial projection. we can't estimate the rest of the delegates until we get the detailed returns at the congressional district level and break the results down by congressional district we'll estimate the other delegates. they will be decided down the road as the party chairman noted but today's vote gives you a sense of where they will go.
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john king with us, john avlon and romney advisor kevin madden joins us now as well. what about the delegate math though from the man who knows this better than anyone in america -- john king. tell us what you see the delegate map. >> that's a set-up line if ever i've heard one. then the other two guys beat me up. i know who it works. mr. avalon i read today said romney is not inevitable. he is correct. let's just say he wins illinois tonight and get most of the delegates. i just gave senator santorum louisiana. if romney wins illinois, santorum not even half that. you got to get to 1,144. fast-forward to the end of the process for the sake of the conversation. i want to play with some of these states. say for example, santorum people say no, we can play here. other santorum people say we can play in indiana. these will be key contests, west virginia, i'll give to santorum, north carolina for the sake of this hypothetical, santorum. it still has romney clinching. where else, if you look at the map. santorum under this scenario, being generous, louisiana, texas and wis
john king with us, john avlon and romney advisor kevin madden joins us now as well. what about the delegate math though from the man who knows this better than anyone in america -- john king. tell us what you see the delegate map. >> that's a set-up line if ever i've heard one. then the other two guys beat me up. i know who it works. mr. avalon i read today said romney is not inevitable. he is correct. let's just say he wins illinois tonight and get most of the delegates. i just gave...
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>> this is from john king. there was a lost of frustration after iowa about the counts, a lot of frustration in nevada as to whether or not the count went along quickly and accordingly. did you make any adjustments, and again, is there anything you can do to speed this up? >> we worked very hard with our county leaders and arctivists o the ground. was was important for us were that the results were accurate and certified. they're coming in quickly. it just takes a while to compile them by county. >> we thank you for taking time out. back to you. >> thanks very much. john is here with us, 30% of the vote now in the state of colorado is in. rick santorum continues to maintain his lead, 42% over romney's 30%. newt gingrich, 15%, ron paul, 12%. most of the state, we have no idea what is going on. taking a long time. >> taking a while, and including some major population centers. two ways to look at it, santorum has kept a decent lead from 11% to 25% to 38% and 30%. it's been in a 12-point to 15-point lead. he's kee
>> this is from john king. there was a lost of frustration after iowa about the counts, a lot of frustration in nevada as to whether or not the count went along quickly and accordingly. did you make any adjustments, and again, is there anything you can do to speed this up? >> we worked very hard with our county leaders and arctivists o the ground. was was important for us were that the results were accurate and certified. they're coming in quickly. it just takes a while to compile...
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john king is at the wall with that. >> you need 1,144 to clinch it. so the question is, where do we go from here? january is over, anderson. now we go forward. and nevada is next on the 4th. i'll do a hypothetical. i'm going to run the map for you. minnesota, missouri, colorado, we go through there. the main caucuses, could be a ron paul surprise in maine. i'm going to give it to romney. arizona and michigan, the biggest in february at the end of the month, if romney wins them all, he would be at about 256. they're proportional. we'll give some to other candidates. let's fast forward through march. we go through this quickly. washington caucus, ron paul. super tuesday, this is why gingrich says he's going to stay in. he believes when he gets to the south, he can be more competitive. some fill in romney, some fill in gingrich, especially in the south. again at home, if you're a santorum or paul supporter, this is hypothetical, just to show why gingrich things he can stay in. louisiana, gets to there. april 3rd, out of march and into april, texas is a b
john king is at the wall with that. >> you need 1,144 to clinch it. so the question is, where do we go from here? january is over, anderson. now we go forward. and nevada is next on the 4th. i'll do a hypothetical. i'm going to run the map for you. minnesota, missouri, colorado, we go through there. the main caucuses, could be a ron paul surprise in maine. i'm going to give it to romney. arizona and michigan, the biggest in february at the end of the month, if romney wins them all, he...
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we've got john king standing by. and john, you recently spent a good bit of time with paul ryan in your coverage of this campaign. we've been talking a lot about the substance, the policy. and, you know, it just strikes me as we talk and as we watch the pictures here on the style side where mitt romney can appear quite stiff, paul ryan looks to me as i watch here to be a very relaxed, very fluid, very different. john king, can you hear us okay? >> i sure can, colleen. i'm sorry about that. i hear you just fine now. he is different from governor romney. you see they look a bit alike. they look like older and younger. but he is more of a back slapper, more of an open sports fan, more comfortable tipping a can of beer than you might see governor romney in that kind of setting. but they are ideas guys. as our sources are telling us tonight, after a long search that paul ryan, a risky choice will be announced. he is the congressman from wisconsin. they announced him tomorrow morning on the deck of a new retired battleship
we've got john king standing by. and john, you recently spent a good bit of time with paul ryan in your coverage of this campaign. we've been talking a lot about the substance, the policy. and, you know, it just strikes me as we talk and as we watch the pictures here on the style side where mitt romney can appear quite stiff, paul ryan looks to me as i watch here to be a very relaxed, very fluid, very different. john king, can you hear us okay? >> i sure can, colleen. i'm sorry about...
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let's go back to john king. did he deliver a powerful speech that really got this republican crowd enthused. >> the goal as we get toward the moment of this convention is to have paul ryan. get some people out there to give him another look. i think those numbers will be encouraging. this is strategic arc of a convention. paul ryan called mitt romney the turn-around man. he said the country has had the talk and now we need a turn-around. the chile for mitt romney tomorrow. is it to be i'm mr. nuts and bolts or should you like me. you can trust me. more personal. >> it is to be -- set the vision of where we could go under his leadership is compelling. if could i use a metaphor. like a plane. i think paul ryan put one wing on the plane last night. ann romney put another wing on the plane. condi rice put some fuel in the engine. now mitt romney has to fly the plane. >> if some voters are thinking about firing the president, they have to look at mitt romney tomorrow night as his replacement. you know, you can't fire
let's go back to john king. did he deliver a powerful speech that really got this republican crowd enthused. >> the goal as we get toward the moment of this convention is to have paul ryan. get some people out there to give him another look. i think those numbers will be encouraging. this is strategic arc of a convention. paul ryan called mitt romney the turn-around man. he said the country has had the talk and now we need a turn-around. the chile for mitt romney tomorrow. is it to be i'm...
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john king, what have you been finding on that question? we've been hearing that question from more and more people. >> let's hope with six days to go, five full days to work that utility officials and state and local officials get most of this fixed. if you look at the map the areas that are not green have been impacted by superstorm sandy when it comes to power outages. deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power. new york you move down to the state of new jersey, incredibly hard hit along the shoreline. we know new york and new jersey likely to go democratic. let's walk over to the state of pennsylvania and look at this, you see this down here, let me help you understand this chart a little bit. i'm going to pop it out and this explains the darker the color the higher the number of people without power so as we come back to the state of pennsylvania i want to show you something. if you look it's obvious to the naked eye in this area here is where you see more peopl
john king, what have you been finding on that question? we've been hearing that question from more and more people. >> let's hope with six days to go, five full days to work that utility officials and state and local officials get most of this fixed. if you look at the map the areas that are not green have been impacted by superstorm sandy when it comes to power outages. deb feyerick was talking about the new york city area. the darker the color the higher number of people without power....
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john king is over at the magic wall for us. he's -- he learned some lessons four years ago that i'm sure he hopes will be applicable this time. >> as we take a closer look, wolf, when the voting starts on tuesday night we get to redraw the whole map. this is 2008 for you here. you remember in november barack obama carried iowa. let's go back to the republican caucuses. first let's look at 2008. this is the big test right here. mitt romney thought he was going to win iowa in 2008. he did very well in the eastern and the western part. as you see, he got 25% of the vote. but look what happened. look what happened in the middle of state. all that orange. mike huckabee. that is the question this year. does one candidate, does one candidate consolidate in the end the evangelical vote? i'm going to keep that screen just like that. take this up. let's come forward to 2012. we have no votes yet. here are your candidates. jon huntsman is not really playing in iowa. he's waiting for new hampshire. if you go through the candidates, michele
john king is over at the magic wall for us. he's -- he learned some lessons four years ago that i'm sure he hopes will be applicable this time. >> as we take a closer look, wolf, when the voting starts on tuesday night we get to redraw the whole map. this is 2008 for you here. you remember in november barack obama carried iowa. let's go back to the republican caucuses. first let's look at 2008. this is the big test right here. mitt romney thought he was going to win iowa in 2008. he did...
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where is john king? he's coming, i'm told he's coming. john king, i was doing some major arrhyth mutic back there, you're working the magic behind the magic wall, right? >> we can't change the votes, but we have to update the programs every now and then. what are we going to call this, the sweater vest center, he won iowa, and he haasant won since. won missouri, we projected that. the state of minnesota, this would give santorum a victory. only 15% of the vote in. a comfortable lead at the moment. it would matter because it would give rick santorum two leads tonight. he has missouri. no delegates at stake in missouri, but it's a state where he'll get momentum, be able to say, hey, let's raise money going on. minnesota matter? this is 2008. mitt romney won minnesota with 41% of the vote. mccain, who was the ultimate nominee, 22% of the vote. romney carried the state four years ago. you'll hear that without a doubt from santorum tonight if he can defeat romney in the state of minnesota. and if you go back to the map, this is the one we're g
where is john king? he's coming, i'm told he's coming. john king, i was doing some major arrhyth mutic back there, you're working the magic behind the magic wall, right? >> we can't change the votes, but we have to update the programs every now and then. what are we going to call this, the sweater vest center, he won iowa, and he haasant won since. won missouri, we projected that. the state of minnesota, this would give santorum a victory. only 15% of the vote in. a comfortable lead at...
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let's go over to cnn's john king over at the magic wall. first of all, john, rick perry, i think it's fair to say, all but announcing it's over for him. >> he said he was going back to texas to reassess. he's going to sit down with the team, look at the polls and talk to donors and says, is there any path to success in the campaign? dark red is romney, purple san tomorrow ru tor rum. i talked to him several hours ago. wolf. he said the plane will be warmed up in the morning, i'm going to aiken, south carolina. obviously the people in iowa, people in iowa humbled rick perry tonight. sounded like he was going home' to call it quits. the question in new hampshire, south carolina, beyond, who does that benefit? senator santorum will think it's him. speaker gingrich will think it's him. we're going to watch this play out. we're waiting for the final votes. we're up to 97%. see rick santorum with the tiniest lead. 27-10. do i have that right? is that 37 votes? that's 37 votes. i wasn't so bad at arithmetic. that's 37 votes. that's nuts, right? ca
let's go over to cnn's john king over at the magic wall. first of all, john, rick perry, i think it's fair to say, all but announcing it's over for him. >> he said he was going back to texas to reassess. he's going to sit down with the team, look at the polls and talk to donors and says, is there any path to success in the campaign? dark red is romney, purple san tomorrow ru tor rum. i talked to him several hours ago. wolf. he said the plane will be warmed up in the morning, i'm going to...
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we'll see if the tea party will reassert itself. >> john king, thank you very much. listen, don't forget to catch john king usa tonight at 6:00 p.m. >>> i've decided to turn to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward. >> all right. so doesn't -- it sure sounds like the texas governor is dropping out, right? it sounds like it to me. take a look at perry. apparently he's living to fight another day. but what's behind the strategy? you're about to hear him from someone who knows him better than most people. don't miss it. h. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that they have to take ownership over. my name's colleen stiles, and my kids and i did our wills on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. and complete your will in minutes. i'm really glad we took this last minute trip! you booked
we'll see if the tea party will reassert itself. >> john king, thank you very much. listen, don't forget to catch john king usa tonight at 6:00 p.m. >>> i've decided to turn to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward. >> all right. so doesn't -- it sure sounds like the texas governor is dropping out, right? it sounds like it to me. take a look at perry. apparently he's living to fight another day. but what's behind the...
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for john king's segment. might make you sit up more, take notice, when one of the best political minds in the business is coming on. but we have not ruled out a title because all of our ideas stink. king size download. they are cheesy and lame. john is taking his head. we decide to call it what we think it is. part of the show where john king makes you smarter. john? >> three new battleground state polls out today in and this race, 75 days before the election and days for the republican convention is about as close as you can get. and all the states, obama states in 2008, wisconsin, ohio, and the state of florida. let's go through them one by one. we look at wisconsin and stretch it out, you see this is the "new york times"/quinnipiac poll that is a dead heat. the president with a slight advantage. proof positive the paul ryan pick is giving them a bounce in wisconsin. it has been a democratic state in presidential politics for a long time. it's a battleground now. the one up place where you do see evidence o
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>> well, you saw john king's exit poll information. do you think that they're starting to coalescing around romney? >> i think they're starting to coalesce around romney. he had it in nevada, florida. he didn't have it in south carolina. he didn't have it in some of the states that senator santorum won. the big issue, what's going to happen in a general election if it's romney. i think gloria nailed it frankly. whatever shortcomings conservatives feel about romney, they are going to unite so strongly against barack obama. that's going to be the glue that holds republicans together and that's going to be enthusiasm gap that the democrats have and it's going to be matched by the enthusiasm drop that the democrats suffer from because they just can't match the magic of 2008. so they're going to have less turnout, less constituencies, young people and minorities turning out and the record numbers they turned out in 2008 to support president obama. >> you don't know that though. >> he has the unity that's going to come together against barac
>> well, you saw john king's exit poll information. do you think that they're starting to coalescing around romney? >> i think they're starting to coalesce around romney. he had it in nevada, florida. he didn't have it in south carolina. he didn't have it in some of the states that senator santorum won. the big issue, what's going to happen in a general election if it's romney. i think gloria nailed it frankly. whatever shortcomings conservatives feel about romney, they are going to...
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yes, we have john king in there. john, let me start off with you. it does seem when you talk to whether it's senator demint or jeff or folks on the left or right, they're on completely different planets. >> that's a good way to put it, on different planets. elections matter. if the american people hear anything, it's contrast. a very unapologetic speech from the president defending the role of the government in economy. you went through the tax credits, the president sharing his tax law. he's talking about the an an apologetic hand in the government, and from the predsaying he's not spending enough time on the debt, and mitch daniels, he said the pretdz believes in a government with benevolent government. david was being cute by saying the campaign can wait. it's already under way. >> i don't know when one of you is from mars or seens, but it seems like you see the same set of facts and interpret them differently. >> i'm from texas and fleisher is from new york. which one is liberal and which one is conservative? i'm struck at both sides, but mora e
yes, we have john king in there. john, let me start off with you. it does seem when you talk to whether it's senator demint or jeff or folks on the left or right, they're on completely different planets. >> that's a good way to put it, on different planets. elections matter. if the american people hear anything, it's contrast. a very unapologetic speech from the president defending the role of the government in economy. you went through the tax credits, the president sharing his tax law....
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john king has been looking at the latest numbers. what else does it tell you? >> it's important to look at this poll. thest a small lead. that's yet another poll the president's kept that narrow lead in ohio. you mentioned the horse race. here's one of the biggest factors. in a battleground state like this, the president's getting the democrats, romney's getting a republicans, the candidate who wins among independents is reichlreic likely to win. that is critical the watch in the last week to election day. there's also an age divide. it's important as well. you see a huge leap for the president. 56-38, among voters under 50. that's an important part of his constituency. republicans need the older voters by 2i-46. governor romney would like that to be bigger. there's also a racial and gender gap, if you will. i want to put it this way. the president is, if he is above 40% in the white vote, he tends to win a state because of the demographics like ohio. you see them here, 41% of white men, 46% of white women. if the president can hold those numbers, it's most lik
john king has been looking at the latest numbers. what else does it tell you? >> it's important to look at this poll. thest a small lead. that's yet another poll the president's kept that narrow lead in ohio. you mentioned the horse race. here's one of the biggest factors. in a battleground state like this, the president's getting the democrats, romney's getting a republicans, the candidate who wins among independents is reichlreic likely to win. that is critical the watch in the last...
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we've got john king here. we were studying all these numbers and we're learning a lot about what happened in south carolina and what it means down the road. >> that's right. we're trying to look at the exit polls and project forward, what does newt gingrich have to gain and what does mitt romney have to worry about? when gingrich is winning so big, he's winning across. huge support with the tea party. romney needs to fix this number. evangelical christians, 64% in south carolina, that would be a much smaller number in florida. but up in the panhandle, those voters matter. romney would like to improve that number in florida. but here are the biggest game changers tonight, reinforced by south carolina votes. gingrich won big, discount the numbers. if you listen to the undecided voters with tom foreman, who has the right experience? 49% said newt gingrich. mitt romney is saying you want a governor, somebody with business experience. well, newt gingrich has convinced at least south carolina republicans he has the
we've got john king here. we were studying all these numbers and we're learning a lot about what happened in south carolina and what it means down the road. >> that's right. we're trying to look at the exit polls and project forward, what does newt gingrich have to gain and what does mitt romney have to worry about? when gingrich is winning so big, he's winning across. huge support with the tea party. romney needs to fix this number. evangelical christians, 64% in south carolina, that...
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i'm john king in waukesha, wisconsin. the first rally in this state since governor romney announced him yesterday as his choice to share the republican ticket. the people of this state know paul ryan well. the the people of the country, maybe if they've followed big budget debates, but to most americans, paul ryan is largely unknown so listen here as paul ryan, as mitt romney introduced him yesterday, at the first stop at the u.s.s. wisconsin. paul ryan discussing his family. >> it's where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it's our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that just always stuck with me. he'd say, son, you're either part of the problem or the solution. regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem and mitt romney is the solution. [ cheers and applause ] >> now, that was
i'm john king in waukesha, wisconsin. the first rally in this state since governor romney announced him yesterday as his choice to share the republican ticket. the people of this state know paul ryan well. the the people of the country, maybe if they've followed big budget debates, but to most americans, paul ryan is largely unknown so listen here as paul ryan, as mitt romney introduced him yesterday, at the first stop at the u.s.s. wisconsin. paul ryan discussing his family. >> it's...
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he went after john king. he went after his ex-wife. he went after the whole thing. and at the end of it, the crowd gave him a standing ovation and you could almost feel voters in south carolina rushing to the polls. >> there's no doubt that people in south carolina can respond to that kind of fighting spirit to stand up to those who may have a viewpoint that they really have a strong disagreement with. it is going to be interesting to see, over the course of time, though, for evangelical voters who learn from scripture and the teachings of jesus christ that marriage is really a stake red calling. over the course of the campaign as they reflect on what's happened in newt's life with regard to marriage because of adultery two times, tlg be interesting to see how that affects every lo venvery long e voters. people right now are so interested in finding a candidate that can be successful in the election. >> it seems to me that actually they're more concerned with somebody who can beat barack obama than they are about his marital woes 10, 15, 20 year s anyway, fascinatin
he went after john king. he went after his ex-wife. he went after the whole thing. and at the end of it, the crowd gave him a standing ovation and you could almost feel voters in south carolina rushing to the polls. >> there's no doubt that people in south carolina can respond to that kind of fighting spirit to stand up to those who may have a viewpoint that they really have a strong disagreement with. it is going to be interesting to see, over the course of time, though, for evangelical...
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thanks to john king. the question so many are asking. >>> well, this man cried the night president obama was elected. but does magic johnson still feel the same sense of hope and change as he did in 2008? i spoke to him earlier today. and i asked him that very question. >> yeah, nothing has changed. i'm still a big supporter of president obama. i think that he inherited a mess. it took him a long time to really wrap his arms around the mess. and he's doing a good job of trying to bring the economy back, trying to get us jobs. could he have done a better job? of course. of course. will he do a better job? i think if he gets four more years, i think he will. >> you know, it's interesting, when people look at you, i don't know what they think. they think a lot of things, okay? because you've got -- you bought the dodgers for a couple billion dollars, theatres, you name it, sports team, tv networks, everything. but a lot of those things and a lot of the wealth you have accumulated would lead a lot of people t
thanks to john king. the question so many are asking. >>> well, this man cried the night president obama was elected. but does magic johnson still feel the same sense of hope and change as he did in 2008? i spoke to him earlier today. and i asked him that very question. >> yeah, nothing has changed. i'm still a big supporter of president obama. i think that he inherited a mess. it took him a long time to really wrap his arms around the mess. and he's doing a good job of trying to...
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let me bring john king, gloria, candy crowley into the conversation. we've got our analyst standing by as well. they obviously staged this, john, very, very carefully for millions of americans. it's really the first introduction of paul ryan. >> that's part of the two big challenges. number one introduced a guy most of the country doesn't know. maybe they have heard his name, heard of the budget, this is the first time people are getting a lo at it. part is the personal introduction. the other part, what are you going to say, what do you want this to be about. you heard paul ryan here saying we know what we want to do is tough, also controversial, but we're going to hav an honest conversation before the american people, put the tough choices before them and making the case president obama has failed to do in his three plus years in the white house. beginning of the romney narrative, switches election. mitt romney up to this point tried to make this about president obama period, not about him. this makes it pretty clear they decided that approach wasn't
let me bring john king, gloria, candy crowley into the conversation. we've got our analyst standing by as well. they obviously staged this, john, very, very carefully for millions of americans. it's really the first introduction of paul ryan. >> that's part of the two big challenges. number one introduced a guy most of the country doesn't know. maybe they have heard his name, heard of the budget, this is the first time people are getting a lo at it. part is the personal introduction. the...
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john king is over with me at the magic wall. we've got almost half of the vote in, rick santorum is maintaining a significant lead. but we can't project a winner yet. >> we don't know the vote totals. turnout is very low. 47% of the precinct is in. looking at 3,400 votes, but to mark's point. what are we waiting for? this is adams county. come below it, denver county. see how many people turned onut the republican vote. go back four years ago, you had 4,000 votes or so. when you added it up in denver county. we're waiting for jefferson county and into the suburbs and the exurbs of denver tonight. we want to wait and see the maft come in. move up to the county, more rural, but the growth in the denver area has been great. and boulder county, 7% of the state population. decent republican turnout. again, mitt romney territory. 1,700 votes. so as you watch this play out as you come back to the map here and you pull it out, we see what else is missing. he mentioned colorado springs. grand junction was an area that romney carried befo
john king is over with me at the magic wall. we've got almost half of the vote in, rick santorum is maintaining a significant lead. but we can't project a winner yet. >> we don't know the vote totals. turnout is very low. 47% of the precinct is in. looking at 3,400 votes, but to mark's point. what are we waiting for? this is adams county. come below it, denver county. see how many people turned onut the republican vote. go back four years ago, you had 4,000 votes or so. when you added it...
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we've got john king here. we were studying all these numbers and we're learning a lot about what happened in south carolina and what it means down the road. >> that's right. we're trying to look at the exit polls and project forward, what does newt gingrich have to gain and what does mitt romney have to worry about? here's a few things. when gingrich is winning so big, he's winning across. huge support with the tea party. a lot of tea party in florida. romney needs to fix this number. evangelical christians, 64% in south carolina, that would be a much smaller number in florida. but up in the panhandle, those voters matter. 4 h 44% for gingrich, 22% for romney. romney would like to improve that number in florida. but here are the biggest game changers tonight, reinforced by south carolina votes. you can say this is a more conservative electorate. gingrich won big, discount the numbers. if you listen to the undecided voters with tom foreman, who has the right experience? 49% of south carolina voters said newt gi
we've got john king here. we were studying all these numbers and we're learning a lot about what happened in south carolina and what it means down the road. >> that's right. we're trying to look at the exit polls and project forward, what does newt gingrich have to gain and what does mitt romney have to worry about? here's a few things. when gingrich is winning so big, he's winning across. huge support with the tea party. a lot of tea party in florida. romney needs to fix this number....
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. >> reporter: john king at that debate back in 2011. yesterday mitt romney at a campaign event converted to a disaster relief event in ohio and was asked by reporters a number of times about what he would do with fema. take a listen to what he said. >> reporter: governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: what would you do with fema? >> you can see he didn't say much to those questions. the campaign says it would be better for the state to be in charge of disaster relief. >> paul steinhouser, thank you so much. in the next half hour, we'll break down the final six days of the presidential campaign with the former senior adviser to bill clinton and will cain from theblaze.com. >>> like something out of the 1970s, gas is hard to get in storm-ravaged areas. we'll have much more coming up. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in
. >> reporter: john king at that debate back in 2011. yesterday mitt romney at a campaign event converted to a disaster relief event in ohio and was asked by reporters a number of times about what he would do with fema. take a listen to what he said. >> reporter: governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: what would you do with fema? >> you can see he didn't say much to those questions. the campaign says it would be better for the state to be...
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so let's get to john king with the latest exit polling data and john, you have been looking at this and interesting things of the evangelicals and who is out today and who isn't? >> well, gail on, and dead heat in the polling, and three-way ties, and who voted and what is on the mind of the people voting and you have the look for clues and we have to be careful, because the polls are open. but can governor romney win the shout? he has the most money and so is he conservative enough? if not, where do they go? so if they have a split, 42% for gingrich and 47% for santorum. and more than half say he is not conservative enough. it does not mean they did not vote for him, but 42% of the people in mississippi describe themselves as very conservative, and that is not surprising in a conservative southern state. and 10% in mississippi describe moderate to liberal, so maybe not as conservative as you thought. that is mississippi. move over, and these are open primaries and no party registrati registration. and 38% in alabama, and 31% somewhat, and 31%, moderate to liberal. we may stereotype them
so let's get to john king with the latest exit polling data and john, you have been looking at this and interesting things of the evangelicals and who is out today and who isn't? >> well, gail on, and dead heat in the polling, and three-way ties, and who voted and what is on the mind of the people voting and you have the look for clues and we have to be careful, because the polls are open. but can governor romney win the shout? he has the most money and so is he conservative enough? if...
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wolf blitzer, john king, and gloria borger. welcome to you all. >> thank you. >> i've been watching, as always, the brilliant coverage all night and i know when a win is a win. mitt romney won arizona. we expected that. and he did sneak through to michigan. but to win only by 3% in your home state when rick santorum was outspent, what, five or six to one, it's bringing endorsement. >> as you know, and who knows better than you do, piers, in any kind of soccer or football match or baseball, a win is a win. you can't deny that he did win. it was only a week or two days ago or so before the last cnn debate that santorum was ahead in michigan. i don't think that last debate necessarily helped rick santorum. mitt romney did come back and he did win. we'll see how that delegate split breaks down in michigan. for now, look, it's a big sigh of relief for him. he can go forward with some momentum. winning in arizona, michigan, wyoming tomorrow and we'll see what happens a week from today. >> john king, talk me through -- >> go ahead. >>
wolf blitzer, john king, and gloria borger. welcome to you all. >> thank you. >> i've been watching, as always, the brilliant coverage all night and i know when a win is a win. mitt romney won arizona. we expected that. and he did sneak through to michigan. but to win only by 3% in your home state when rick santorum was outspent, what, five or six to one, it's bringing endorsement. >> as you know, and who knows better than you do, piers, in any kind of soccer or football match...
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i'm also joined by john king in washington, d.c. the electoral college map, how does it add up right now? >> when you talk to the two campaigns, it's as if even though it's one country, they live in parallel universes. both saying they will win tomorrow. the president is ahead in most of the key battleground states. they are down confidence in the obama campaign and don't get too much dispute out of the romney campaign that they will win the state of nevada. then they come to the midwest where you are. they are most confident in the midwest they will carry again. i know republicans watching are saying they'll prove you wrong. they're confident about the state of iowa. that would get the president to 259. takes 270 win. when you ask them about these battleground states, they say they're most confidence about ohio, where you are. the president took that game over. no republicans won the white house without it, but say they're wrong about it. keep it a toss-up. if this happens, if the president won novembevada, iowa wisconsin, could ro
i'm also joined by john king in washington, d.c. the electoral college map, how does it add up right now? >> when you talk to the two campaigns, it's as if even though it's one country, they live in parallel universes. both saying they will win tomorrow. the president is ahead in most of the key battleground states. they are down confidence in the obama campaign and don't get too much dispute out of the romney campaign that they will win the state of nevada. then they come to the midwest...
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candy crowley is here, gloria borger is here, john king is here, jim acosta is in nor folk. brianna keiler is at the white house. john let me start with you, a lot of us taken by surprise about this bold decision. a lot of us thought it would be somebody less controversial. tim pawlenty or rob portman the ohio senator. he decided to go bold. >> he decided to go bold. number one you have to give him credit not endorsing his pick, but somebody that will overshadow him. he's at the center of the debate about the budget. it's risky. he's 42 years old. he's a house member. some say is he ready to be commander in chief. we've watched a shift toward the president in days. part of this decision, we're loosing the debate over bain. let go big and make it an ideas debate. that's risky. paul ryan said cut money out of medicare and domestic spending quite popular with people. you have a much bigger choice, if you will. it's not about the president. governor romney tried to make a referendum on the president. he's successful about bain capital. why won't he release his taxes. now you hav
candy crowley is here, gloria borger is here, john king is here, jim acosta is in nor folk. brianna keiler is at the white house. john let me start with you, a lot of us taken by surprise about this bold decision. a lot of us thought it would be somebody less controversial. tim pawlenty or rob portman the ohio senator. he decided to go bold. >> he decided to go bold. number one you have to give him credit not endorsing his pick, but somebody that will overshadow him. he's at the center of...
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i will bring in john king for that. we have john king and gloria borger. who are the prospects? >> the leading prospect is the 42-year-old chairman paul ryan, a conservative republican from the state of wisconsin, a blue collar guy who has been at the center of the big budget debates in washington for the past several years and especially since the republicans took control after the 2010 elections. this would be a bold and a risky choice for ryan. he has a controversial budget that would slash federal spending dramatically and slash the retirement program for senior citizens. some democrats have been salivating saying please pick him. conservatives are also begging, they want a big campaign with big ideas. paul ryan we are told have a lot of indications. including his home district and event tomorrow and the first of the bus tour on the uss wisconsin, a retired navy warship. we don't have confirmation of that. rob portman from ohio is a veteran of the bush administration and foreign policy experience and also with the budget director. again hoe represents the state of ohio which
i will bring in john king for that. we have john king and gloria borger. who are the prospects? >> the leading prospect is the 42-year-old chairman paul ryan, a conservative republican from the state of wisconsin, a blue collar guy who has been at the center of the big budget debates in washington for the past several years and especially since the republicans took control after the 2010 elections. this would be a bold and a risky choice for ryan. he has a controversial budget that would...
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i'm john king, our special report, paul ryan in depth. one of the big debates in this campaign is should governor romney release more income taxes? because paul ryan turned over several years during the vice presidential vetting process bo, democrats saying mitt romney should release. jim acosta is here. they understand the pressures. they understand the heat from the democrats. what will paul ryan show the american people? >> john, what we're hearing from the campaign tonight, paul ryan is doing that interview on cbs with mitt romney. he said during that interview that he will be releasing two years of his tax returns. i went over to a ryan spokesman, try toed confirm that. yes, that is the plan. he's going to release two years of his tax returns. the timetable? i got word back that as soon as they're ready is essentially when we're going to see the tax returns. john, as you know, this has been a looming issue, a pressing issue for the romney campaign all throughout this primary and regular campaign season cycle. i think what we're going
i'm john king, our special report, paul ryan in depth. one of the big debates in this campaign is should governor romney release more income taxes? because paul ryan turned over several years during the vice presidential vetting process bo, democrats saying mitt romney should release. jim acosta is here. they understand the pressures. they understand the heat from the democrats. what will paul ryan show the american people? >> john, what we're hearing from the campaign tonight, paul ryan...
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john king is here at the magic wall to break it down for us. john? >> if you look back in time, remember, george w. bush won twice, ronald reagan won. george h.w. bush won with the conservative republican platform. so republicans would say the platform does not determine who wins the election. however, mitt romney does have that gender gap you just mentioned. i want to do a little bit of history here. could the todd akin problem potentially be a mitt romney problem? yes if they don't put it to rest. yes, if it begins to affect him among moderate suburban women. let me show you exactly what i an. if you want to go back in time, this is the state of colorado. these are national exit polls from the last two presidential elections. this is nationally. john mccain actually won among suburban women. he won by four points nationwide among suburban women. we all know he lost the election big time. look at 2004, george w. bush won by 12 points. that's the big difference. republicans need to win big in the suburbs. which means they also need to get suburben wo
john king is here at the magic wall to break it down for us. john? >> if you look back in time, remember, george w. bush won twice, ronald reagan won. george h.w. bush won with the conservative republican platform. so republicans would say the platform does not determine who wins the election. however, mitt romney does have that gender gap you just mentioned. i want to do a little bit of history here. could the todd akin problem potentially be a mitt romney problem? yes if they don't put...
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let's go over to john king. john, we heard anderson say we're still waiting for two precincts in iowa it report. >> that's according to the iowa republican party and its spokeman. if you go through, you see 99% of presinks reporting. let's come in here, oh, i will get it for you. pick it up here 37 scott county here. our map shows votes here. the iowa republican party saying no. we need to synchronize and see what happened here. come up here, a hundred percent. come up here, a hundred percent. most of these counties are coming in at a hundred percent. clinton county is one of the precincts we are told that that matches. sometimes in these communities two or three precincts meet at the same location. governor romney winning here. not by a lot but by five percentage points. if we are waiting for votes to track what is happening the rest of the night, potential for romney to make up ground. they say the other precinct is here and again oun our data shows a hundred percent stating here. that's what we are waiting fo
let's go over to john king. john, we heard anderson say we're still waiting for two precincts in iowa it report. >> that's according to the iowa republican party and its spokeman. if you go through, you see 99% of presinks reporting. let's come in here, oh, i will get it for you. pick it up here 37 scott county here. our map shows votes here. the iowa republican party saying no. we need to synchronize and see what happened here. come up here, a hundred percent. come up here, a hundred...
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i want to bring in our magic ball numbers guy john king. i know he will be working late, late tonight here. but john, walk me through, if you would, what exactly sat stake tonight in florida. >> i'll do it. i won't use the secret spy cam to show viewers just exactly where you are on the map. delegates. here's where we are coming into the night. romney is ahead but a race to 1144. remember, if this goes on, it's about delegates, not momentum. we're barely getting started. here we are in florida today. let's assume the polls are right and mitt romney wins florida. but remember, you have to get from there all the way over to here. a long way to go. let's go through. let's assume, for the sake of argument. if you're a gingrich supporter, a ron paul supporter, a rick santorum supporter, but let's assume newt gingrich wins minnesota, missouri and colorado. that's a place where ron paul could do well, but let's give it to mitt romney for the sake of argument. if mitt romney runs the map in february, he would get about 236. why is newt gingrich sta
i want to bring in our magic ball numbers guy john king. i know he will be working late, late tonight here. but john, walk me through, if you would, what exactly sat stake tonight in florida. >> i'll do it. i won't use the secret spy cam to show viewers just exactly where you are on the map. delegates. here's where we are coming into the night. romney is ahead but a race to 1144. remember, if this goes on, it's about delegates, not momentum. we're barely getting started. here we are in...
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john king just laid it out. mitt romney has a steeper hill to climb. if you look at the 12 battleground states that people normally list, barack obama is ahead in nine of the 12 battleground states. romney seis only ahead in three. i was in ohio this week, it was quite striking how many republicans on the ground thought they were going to win. they thought they had the enthusiasm, the evangelicals. >> is that just -- >> i think we rely too much on the poll. we should not get stuck on the polls. i think we should wait and see what the voters are saying. >> there's no doubt that republicans are more enthusiastic this time than they were four years ago. our poll shows a tie. that wouldn't be good if that held up in the battleground states for mitt romney. what he's got to depend on, he's got to depend on the natural energy enthusiasm of his own troops. if he doesn't have that then he's really going to have a problem. >> president obama won last time in early voting. he essentially lost on election day. the romney campaign argues their numbers are up a lot
john king just laid it out. mitt romney has a steeper hill to climb. if you look at the 12 battleground states that people normally list, barack obama is ahead in nine of the 12 battleground states. romney seis only ahead in three. i was in ohio this week, it was quite striking how many republicans on the ground thought they were going to win. they thought they had the enthusiasm, the evangelicals. >> is that just -- >> i think we rely too much on the poll. we should not get stuck...